§ 18. Captain SPENCERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the number of local education authorities to which his Department has suggested an increase or a decrease, respectively, in their establishment of teachers?
Mr. RAMSBDTHAMUp to the 30th June the Board of Education have dealt with the proposed establishments for 1933–34 of 169 local education authorities. In the case of 32 of these authorities the board have suggested or approved establishments larger than those approved for 1932–33; in 108 cases they have suggested or approved decreases, and in 29 cases there is no change as compared with 1932–33.